pcking Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 On 2/5/2022 at 5:54 PM, dell said: Recently, i have been comparing Qobuz and Tidal, in app and via Roon. I found Qobuz was the clear winner on SQ. One thing i have been trialling the last few days is Qobuz Hi Res streamed (e.g. via Roon) vs purchased and downloaded onto an SD card. I am finding a major uplift in SQ when downloaded to an SD and played back through the same equipment. Are others finding this to be true also? Yes I agree , some songs more than others. Cheers Paul. 1
Kirby66 Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 2 hours ago, pcking said: Yes I agree , some songs more than others. Cheers Paul. Yep me too - being able to stream or get an album into your offline library to listen first then pay to download if you like the album and want a higher SQ version to access permanently is an absolute winner for Qobuz. It thrashes Tidal in this respect. 2
pcking Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Kirby66 said: Yep me too - being able to stream or get an album into your offline library to listen first then pay to download if you like the album and want a higher SQ version to access permanently is an absolute winner for Qobuz. It thrashes Tidal in this respect. I think it would be good if Qobuz listed the Dynamic Range of the Albums they sell. Thanks Paul 1
ICUToo Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 3 hours ago, pcking said: I think it would be good if Qobuz listed the Dynamic Range of the Albums they sell. Thanks Paul Agree totally. We want this!!
pcking Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, ICUToo said: Agree totally. We want this!! I recently received a Customer Survey from Qobuz and I did mention this as a recommendation. I use a website called dr.loudness- wars.info for checking out DR of Album’s before buying. Cheers Paul.
ICUToo Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, pcking said: I use a website called dr.loudness- wars.info for checking out DR of Album’s before buying. Cheers Paul. Does it help guide you re: Qobuz choices? Also: when buying a Qobuz album, is there any choice or are all copies of, for example, Dire Straits' "Making Movies" on Qobuz exactly the same? I would pay to be able to download a close-to-original-tape version with greater DR, as you say.
pcking Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, ICUToo said: Does it help guide you re: Qobuz choices? Also: when buying a Qobuz album, is there any choice or are all copies of, for example, Dire Straits' "Making Movies" on Qobuz exactly the same? I would pay to be able to download a close-to-original-tape version with greater DR, as you say. To a certain extent ,as Qobuz generally list an Album’s year and label. But the point is you really don’t know what the SQ will be like. With the DR site you can get more info on what your getting. Thanks.
ICUToo Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 Thanks, pcking. So you go to Qobuz, see what they got, and then go to dr.loudness wars to check the DR? And if DR is poor, what do you do then?
pcking Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, ICUToo said: Thanks, pcking. So you go to Qobuz, see what they got, and then go to dr.loudness wars to check the DR? And if DR is poor, what do you do then? Buy the CD rip it , then sell it on Stereo Net !
pcking Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, ICUToo said: gotcha I used to have Making Movies on SACD, one of my favourites. Wish I could’ve rip it .
Stereophilus Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 Well, I've finally done it. Tidal sub is cancelled. Qobuz has everything I need and Tidal is now completely useless to me. 5 2
ICUToo Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 2 hours ago, pcking said: I used to have Making Movies on SACD, one of my favourites. Wish I could’ve rip it . I used to have a copy on tape, played it on my 1982 Sanyo boombox. For about five years, the first few seconds of Romeo and Juliet were actually my friend saying "Shiiiiit!" as he reached for the Stop button, as I had just accidentally pressed "Record and Play", and was erasing our most precious song.... 1
Pete Gardner Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 New to this thread so not sure if this has been asked/answered… With new releases each week I get 15-20 albums to check out. I assume there are a lot more releases so is there a way of adjusting what is listed or is it an algorithm that does the selection? 1
Hydrology Posted July 21, 2022 Posted July 21, 2022 18 hours ago, Pete Gardner said: New to this thread so not sure if this has been asked/answered… With new releases each week I get 15-20 albums to check out. I assume there are a lot more releases so is there a way of adjusting what is listed or is it an algorithm that does the selection? Using the Qobuz app or through Roon?
Hydrology Posted July 21, 2022 Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pete Gardner said: @Hydrology through roon On my desktop I get a row of five new releases, with a right arrow just above the fifth, this will scroll to another five, then another. If I want to see more New Release, there is a "More" button (just to the right of the arrow) Ive attached a picture - its very important you use it for reference.... Edited July 21, 2022 by Hydrology 6
Pete Gardner Posted July 21, 2022 Posted July 21, 2022 @Hydrology sometimes you can be quite funny. Just not this time. 2
Stereophilus Posted July 21, 2022 Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Hydrology said: On my desktop I get a row of five new releases, with a right arrow just above the fifth, this will scroll to another five, then another. If I want to see more New Release, there is a "More" button (just to the right of the arrow) Ive attached a picture - its very important you use it for reference.... High level trolling... I applaud you, sir. 2
TerryO Posted July 21, 2022 Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Hydrology said: On my desktop I get a row of five new releases, with a right arrow just above the fifth, this will scroll to another five, then another. If I want to see more New Release, there is a "More" button (just to the right of the arrow) Ive attached a picture - its very important you use it for reference.... You will keep my Irish friend. … 1
awayward Posted July 21, 2022 Posted July 21, 2022 A simple it can’t be done in Roon or Qobuz, display all new releases that is.
fjs Posted July 21, 2022 Posted July 21, 2022 With regard to Pete Gardeners question I don’t think there is . You can apply filters that limit the genres shown and that may show you more results for the genres you are interested in but not sure. It is imho, one of the weakness of qobuz. What I normally do is that I also subscribe to deezer which has a much better listing of new releases. Mostly I’m content to listen to deezer which is cd quality but if I particularly like a new release than I search qobuz to see if it has a hires copy.
Pete Gardner Posted July 21, 2022 Posted July 21, 2022 Googled ‘album releases’ and albumoftheyear.org looks really comprehensive, includes filters and rating score.
ICUToo Posted July 22, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022 On 20/7/2022 at 1:30 PM, pcking said: I think it would be good if Qobuz listed the Dynamic Range of the Albums they sell. Thanks Paul Do you trust the Dynamic Range data that you get from Roon about discs you have in your ripped library? Roon says I have a couple of discs with a DR of 5, which seems unlikely?
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